Archive for the 'Kevin Kennedy' Tag Under 'Angels' Category

Four days into the season (if you count that Red Sox-Yankees earlybird special), and time for a few observations:

Who's catching? I am already tired of the continuing Jeff Mathis/Mike Napoli debate. If you drafted Napoli for your Fantasy League team, I apologize for him not starting the first two Angels games ... because Mike Scioscia is not going to apologize for trying to manage a real baseball team, nor should he.

Honestly, do you think someone who caught 1,395 big-league games knows something about catching? Can we just give him that position, and worry about what Scioscia does elsewhere, like with Robb Quinlan? That's what I do.

My only point would be, since the Angels decided to hang onto Bobby Wilson (which I think is a good move), Napoli should DH, or if physically possible, play left field or third base. He actually played 68 games at first in the minors, and three at third.

Since the Angels, who prepare for everything, didn't train him at a different position this spring, that might be out of the question. And Hideki Matsui isn't going anywhere, except to left field once in awhile.